The coroner’s office has identified a 73-year-old woman who was struck by a Metra train and killed Thursday evening in Lake Forest. An autopsy showed Claire Osborn, 73, of Lake Forest, died as a result of severe blunt trauma, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Lake Forest Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department […]
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Two men charged with armed robbery in Round Lake Beach, 11 other heists in Chicago area
Two men were indicted on federal charges for carrying out at least 12 armed robberies in the Chicago area, including one in Round Lake Beach, prosecutors said. Falandis Russell, 25, of Chicago, and Terrance Williams, 24, of Chicago, were both indicted for conspiracy to commit robbery. The two wore masks and brandished dangerous weapons in […]
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Older woman struck and killed by Metra train in Lake Forest, police say
Detectives are investigating after a woman in her 60s or 70s was struck by a Metra train and immediately killed Thursday evening in Lake Forest, police said. The Lake Forest Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 8:04 p.m. Thursday to the area near Western Avenue and Laurel Avenue for a report of […]
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Childcare worker charged with battering children multiple times at Barrington day school
Police say a childcare worker for a school church in Barrington was charged on Thursday with battering children on multiple occasions. Annmarie Dziedzic, 36, of Barrington, was charged with one count of aggravated battery of a child and five counts of aggravated battery in a church. The Barrington Police Department said that Dziedzic was employed […]
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Murder suspect linked to armed robbery at Family Dollar store in Gurnee
A Waukegan man wanted for murder was linked to an armed robbery that occurred at a Family Dollar store in Gurnee on Wednesday, police said. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 9:17 a.m. Wednesday to the Family Dollar, 3521 Grand Avenue, for a report of an armed robbery. It was the second armed robbery to […]
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‘Calculated and brutal murder’: 2nd man arrested and charged with killing Beach Park couple in their home
A second Waukegan man was charged in the killing of a married couple at their Beach Park home in December, which the state’s attorney said was “calculated and brutal.” The victims did not know the suspects. Derenell D. Hill, 35, of the 1700 block of Runyard Place in Waukegan, was charged with two counts of […]
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Woman reported missing from Holiday Hills found dead in storage unit in Winnebago County
A Harvard woman who went missing in Holiday Hills in January was found dead in a storage unit in Winnebago County on Tuesday, police said. Michelle Arnold-Boesigner, 33, of Harvard, was reported missing to the Holiday Hills Police Department on January 3. The Holiday Hills Police Department later turned the investigation over to the McHenry […]
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Barrington Hills police officers assist Wonder Lake couple in roadside baby delivery
Two police officers helped a Wonder Lake couple with the roadside delivery of their baby in Barrington Hills on Tuesday, according to a report. WGN TV News reported that officers Bill Walsh and Brian Baird arrived at the call around 7 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Old Sutton Road and Algonquin Road in Barrington […]
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Gov. Pritzker, Lake County officials discuss criminal justice bill in Waukegan
Gov. J.B. Pritzker appeared Wednesday in Waukegan alongside Lake County officials to tout his newly-signed criminal justice and police reform bill, saying that it will help bring a “fairer and safer legal system” for Illinois. Pritzker spoke during a 12:30 p.m. Wednesday press briefing at the Waukegan Park District Field House about House Bill 3653, […]